Yx 125cc
Kathleen Denson
After getting my own 125cc motorbike, I was reminded of news from a couple of years ago regarding Japan changing its vehicle licencing rules for those with car licences. The proposal was that instead of the current 50cc scooter limit, car drivers would be able to ride up to 125cc machines.
My Hunter Cub is a 125cc class bike (123cc truth be told) and puts out 6.7kW of power. That is notably above that 4kW limit. Even the Cross Cub 110cc comes in at 5.9kW. My point is that most bikes above 50cc but under 125cc put out more than 4kW.
This might also be part of a move here in Japan to popularize the idea of rating motorcycles in terms of power output, rather than cubic centimeter displacement, for licensing purposes. Given the electric, hydrogen fuel cell or whatever is coming over the horizon that makes sense. Europe has been moving in this direction for a while, with most rating licenses in KiloWatts.
i want to get into racing, im 25 years old and i wanted to know if im too old for a 125cc dirt bike? I was thinking about getting a used 250 4 stroke but I wouldn't want a bike that wont last very long since I wouldn't know how well the owner took care of it or the amount of hours it has. Any ideas of whats the best thing to do?
Age and body size are of little concern in regards to most bikes. The 125 requires the most skill to make the most of the bike, while it is light and flickable, you have to work to get the speed out of it. Master it and you can master anything.
One of the biggest mistakes people make is think because of age or size, they need a big bike. What those people often find out is they tire from working the mass of the machine and because of the abundance of power, never become great riders, using HP as a replacement for ability.
Last time I rode a 125 2 smoker I was nearly 240lbs and it was still a blast. I ride a 250 smoker now and I'm about 185lbs. For most riding, the 250 is way more bike than I (or most people) need. I bought a cheap ke100 just for a camping trip a few months back and still had a blast.
If you are being honest and you are going to actually learn the fundementals, i mean being taught by an intermediate or pro, on how to properly ride first with the intension that some day you may have the speed to race, then it is imperitive you start out on a 125. There is no other bike that demands you know how to ride to extract speed from a bike than a 125.
I was just running laps at local track yesterday and ran into some pretty tense 125cc husky and was chatting with the dad. He told the race bike had +50hp in dyno. To my ears that sounds hella lot. I was double checking him but he seemed firm and told that the engine was completely redone. Ok. What I was able to see the bike was completely done from bottom to top.
GP Road race 125's from 20/25years ago had 50hp+ so its possible to get those numbers out of a 125 2T engine, but unless its full factory its gonna be expensive to maintain and a road race tune prob aint he best for a dirt bike
What I did some research the roadrace 2t's are closer to 60hp than 50hp. I think there was even screenshot from jorge lorenzos 125cc 2t going 60,5hp. But the engine is completely different in rr so this is not interesting to me.
Listen man, back in the good days of the 80's folks took HP readings at the crank and it gave the engines true output. Then the crappy 90s up happened and they took the hp on a wheel dyno and really crapped on our horse power fantasy. I love the at the crank reading because its true and honest. The dyno bs is for the annoying techno nerds.
One thing to take into consideration. There is a sweet spot for HP and performance of each displacement "class" and that sweet spot the hp can go up or down a little bit, it wont matter much. You dont want a fire breathing 1000 hp dirt bike going round a tight and twisty track. Ya might find your self on your tail and your bike hyper warping to some other dimension. Its the rider....?
Nahsir, bubba, but the reading at the end of the cranky snout is all I goes by, don't care how much dirt I'll be rippin' up, cause' all dirt bikes tear it up. If you are worried about mother earth, get some tye dye, grow yer hair long, and git some dang-o beads, cause this redneck don't care. Weeee-haw!?
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which is divided into three classes: Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP. Former classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc/80cc and Sidecar.[1] Moto3 replaced the 125cc class in 2012. Moto3 runs 250cc single-cylinder engines as opposed to the 125cc engines used previously. The engines have single cylinders, as opposed to the four cylinders used in MotoGP. Moto3 is the class where young riders first participate in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The minimum age for a rider is 16 years and the maximum is 28 years.[2] The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body, the Fdration Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport World Championship.[2]
Each season consists of 12 to 18 Grands Prix contested on closed circuits, as opposed to public roads. Points earned in these events count toward the drivers' and constructors' world championships. The driver's and constructor's championship are separate championships, but are based on the same point system. The number of points awarded at the end of each race to the top 15 qualifying riders depends on their placement. Points received by each finisher, from first 1st place to 15th place: 25, 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Historically, there have been several points systems.[3] Results from all current Grands Prix count towards the championships; in the past, only a certain number of results were counted.[4]
ngel Nieto has won the most championships, with seven. Loris Capirossi is the youngest to win the championship; he was 17 years and 165 days old when he won in 1990.[5] Italian riders have won the most championships; 14 riders have won a total of 23 championships. Spaniards have won the second most; 6 riders have won a total of 12 championships. Riders from Great Britain have won the third most, as four riders have won a total of four championships. Nello Pagani won the inaugural championship in 1949. Nicolas Terol was the last rider to win the 125cc championship in 2011.[6] Rupert Hollaus' 1954 title was the only time a posthumous World Champion was crowned in any class in Grand Prix motorcycle racing as he was killed before the 1954 season was over. Emilio Alzamora's 1999 title was the only time in Grand Prix motorcycle racing that a rider won the championship without winning a race in a season. Sandro Cortese was the first rider to win the Moto3 championship in 2012.[7] Izan Guevara is the current champion; he won the 2022 Moto3 World Championship.[8]
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